Born in Cambridge, she was the daughter of the late Mary (Harrington) and Edward Jervis. Diann was a graduate of St. Mary’s High School in Cambridge, and earned her Nursing Degree from the St. Elizabeth School of Nursing.
Diann was the beloved wife of Paul F. Ward of Norwood and the devoted mother of Kristen Cannon and her husband Christopher of Norwood, Chad Sulkala of Grayslake IL, Douglas Sulkala of Kingston, Scott Ward and his wife Misty of Medway, and Matthew Sulkala and his wife Lea of McLean VA. She was the sister of Deborah Jervis of Somerville, and the proud grandmother of 11 grandchildren.
Services from the Gillooly Funeral Home, 126 Walpole St. (Rt. 1A) NORWOOD on Wednesday October 5, 2022 at 9:30 AM. Funeral Mass in St. Timothy’s Church, Norwood at 10:30 AM. Visiting hours in the Funeral Home Tuesday from 4-8 PM. Interment Highland Cemetery, Norwood.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in Diann's memory to Lungevity, PO Box 754 Chicago IL 60690 or see https://fundraise.lungevity.org/campaign/In-Memory-of-Diann-Sulkala-Ward
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